All recorded giving is highly concentrated: three very large grants totaling $1.78 billion were made to a single payee listed as “NA - SECTION 4948B.” There is no program- or project-level detail, so substantive thematic priorities (sectors or populations served) cannot be determined from this dataset. The pattern and payee label suggest these payments are institutional/affiliated transfers or an internal tax-status arrangement rather than typical program grants to external nonprofits.
Extremely concentrated: very large lump-sum payments to a single listed recipient across three grants. No evidence of distributed, small or repeated program grants to community organizations; appears to be internal, affiliate, or structural funding rather than typical grantmaking.
Volkswagenstiftung C/o Kirton Mcconkie’s recorded giving is dominated by three extraordinary transfers to a single payee, NA - Section 4948b, over 2023, 2024, and 2025. Those payments totaled $1.78 billion, making the foundation’s recent activity look more like institutional or affiliated funding movement than conventional grantmaking to outside charities. The recipient is listed in Salt Lake City, Utah, matching the foundation’s own location and reinforcing the tightly concentrated pattern in the file. Across the latest filings, the same payee appears in each year, with the 2025 transfer at $782,154,988 following a 2024 payment of $654,977,253 and a 2023 payment of $343,657,974. The consistency of the recipient, paired with the scale of the transfers, is the defining feature of this funder in the available data. Because the record names only one payee and gives no project-level descriptions, the dataset does not support identifying a broader charitable program, issue-area mix, or roster of external nonprofits funded by the foundation.
The available record does not show a conventional portfolio of issue-based grants; instead, it shows repeated payments to NA - Section 4948b. In 2025, the foundation sent $782,154,988 to that payee, and the 2024 filing shows a second transfer of $654,977,253 to the same recipient. That pattern points to structural or affiliated support rather than a public program with named service areas. The 2023 payment of $343,657,974 follows the same pattern. All three recorded grants are listed in Salt Lake City, Utah, and none includes project-level language, so the dataset does not identify separate cause areas such as education, health, arts, or community development. The clearest thematic reading from the file is institutional support through a Section 4948(b) payee.
The grant-size distribution is extremely high: p25 is $421,487,794, median is $499,317,614, and p75 is $577,147,433. That range reflects a small number of very large disbursements rather than many smaller awards. The record also shows a repeated payee across three consecutive years, which indicates a recurring transfer pattern rather than a one-off grant. Volkswagenstiftung C/o Kirton Mcconkie is classified as a regular funder, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. No application process is shown in the data.
$782.2M
$4.9B
$512.1M
$809.6M
Most grants fall between $421.5M and $577.1M, with a median of $499.3M.
25th Percentile
$421.5M
Median
$499.3M
75th Percentile
$577.1M
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Notable grantees: NA - SECTION 4948B
All recorded grants land in the United States, and every grant listed is tied to Salt Lake City, Utah. The top state by grant count is Utah, accounting for 100% of grants in the file. No other U.S. state or foreign country appears in the recipient distribution, so the geographic profile is fully concentrated in one city and one state.
It is fully concentrated in one recipient and one location. The dataset shows three grants, all to NA - Section 4948b in Salt Lake City, Utah, across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The typical grant size is very large. The file lists p25 at $421,487,794, median at $499,317,614, and p75 at $577,147,433.
No. The foundation is marked as not funding individuals and as not making program-related investments.
Yes. The same payee appears in each of the three recorded years: 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates a recurring transfer pattern.
All recorded grants go to the United States, and the recipient city shown in every case is Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah accounts for 100% of grants in the file.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA - SECTION 4948B | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $782,154,988 | 2025 | N/A |
| NA - SECTION 4948B | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $654,977,253 | 2024 | N/A |
| NA - SECTION 4948B | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $343,657,974 | 2023 | N/A |
NA - SECTION 4948B
$782,154,988N/A
NA - SECTION 4948B
$654,977,253N/A
NA - SECTION 4948B
$343,657,974N/A
Current and upcoming funding from Volkswagenstiftung C/O Kirton Mcconkie that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants must hold a permanent professorship at a German university and seek leave of six to 18 months to write an extensive scholarly treatise.
Deadline: 18 November 2026, 2:00 p.m.
Who can apply: Applicants must form interdisciplinary teams of two researchers, have completed their PhDs before 1 June 2021, and have employment contracts lasting at least until 31 March 2028. Medical sciences are excluded.
Deadline: Next deadline is expected at the beginning of 2027.
Who can apply: Applicants must currently be funded by the Foundation or have been funded within approximately the last six months. The data should generally include research data funded by the Foundation, and applicants must obtain a support letter from the target repository.
Deadline: Apply anytime; applications may be submitted up to six months after the end of the project.
Who can apply: Teams must include two researchers and two practice partners outside academia. All project partners must have previously worked together or have relevant transdisciplinary collaboration experience. Successful participation in the ideation workshop is required before applying. Lead applicants generally must be affiliated with a German university or research institution.
Deadline: Next deadline in 2027; call expected at the end of November 2026.
Who can apply: Projects must involve two to three principal investigators, be interdisciplinary, and have ties to industry or stakeholders. The programme primarily targets engineering and natural sciences, with computer science or economics/business combinations possible.
Deadline: 15 February 2027, 2:00 p.m. deadline.
Who can apply: Applicants must be researchers at German universities or research institutions; international co-applicants may participate. Workshops take place at Herrenhausen Palace in Hannover on fixed dates.
Deadline: 2 March 2027, 2:00 p.m. deadline.
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